Four women arrested in prostitution sting in Fairview Township

One woman might be victim of human trafficking, police say

Police said they arrested four women, one of whom might be a victim of human trafficking, in an undercover sting operation targeting prostitution at three different Fairview Township hotels.

Officers from several departments including Fairview Township, Swatara Township and Lower Allen Township made the arrests over a course of five hours Thursday night. The three hotels are within a two-mile driving radius of each other in New Cumberland where Interstates 83 and 76 intersect.

In one arrest, Ylynne Baskerville, 25, and Courtney Thompson-Wagner, 27, both of Harrisburg, were charged with promoting prostitution and robbery.

Swatara and Fairview Township officers said they found an advertisement labeled "Come and Play with me!!!!!" on Backpage.com, an online classifieds page, which has a section for adult entertainment services, according to court documents.

After texting a telephone number to make arrangements, undercover officers said they were instructed to meet two females at Motel 6 at 200 Commerce Drive. At 10:30 p.m., Baskerville and Thompson-Wagner arrived by taxi and met the officers in a room on the third floor, court documents state.

Baskerville accepted $680 to engage in sexual acts for the entire night. The money would also be used to purchase marijuana and crack cocaine, documents state.

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But after taking the money, both women tried leaving the room, telling the officers they needed to go pay for the taxi, according to court documents. Baskerville had her hand on a Ruger P-94 inside her purse.

After arresting both women, Baskerville allegedly said, "The plan all along was to rob you guys with the gun," documents state. The handgun was later identified as stolen from a theft dating back to 2010 in Fairview Township, police said in a news release.

Additionally, Belinda Graham, 30, of Atlanta, Ga., and Xiao Li Fu, 36, originally from Malaysia, were charged with promoting prostitution after they agreed to accept money from undercover officers in exchange for services, court documents state.

On Thursday night, officers used advertisements they found on Backpage.com and made arrangements to meet Fu and Graham at different hotels.

At approximately 5:30 p.m., an officer met Fu in the first floor hallway of the Days Inn, 353 Lewisberry Road, where $160 for one hour of services was exchanged, according to court documents. Once in a room, police said Fu removed her clothing and began rubbing herself on the officer, at which point she was arrested.

Fairview Township police said it is possible that Fu is a victim of human trafficking, but it has not been confirmed.

According to court documents, an arrangement was made to meet Graham at the Quality Inn at 175 Beacon Hill Blvd., where an undercover officer was told it would cost $200 per hour for services. Graham escorted the officer to the third floor and then back to the first floor where she told the officer to leave. Graham was arrested and later admitted to engaging in prostitution, which she said was her only means of employment.

All four women were transported to York County Prison. Baskerville and Thompson-Wagner had their bail set at $100,000, Fu's bail was set at $25,000, and Graham's bail was $10,000.